Where does “藤原” come from?

藤原 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 藤, from Old Japanese 藤, from Proto-Oceanic pudi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian punti, from Proto-Austronesian punti — banana.

藤原 (Japanese): especially those from a powerful clan descended from Nakatomi no Kamatari

Definitions

  1. especially those from a powerful clan descended from Nakatomi no Kamatari

Ancestry of “藤原”, step by step

藤原 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 藤

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese藤a wisteria, "especially" the Japanese wisteria,...
2Old Japanese藤{{taxlink|Wisteria...
3Proto-Oceanicpudibanana
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpuntibanana
5Proto-Austronesianpuntibanana

via Japanese 原

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese原meadow, plain, field; the original thing; the...
2Old Japanese原—
3Italian-para—

Words derived from “藤原”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian punti →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian punti →Every word from Proto-Oceanic pudi →